Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot

According to reports, Liverpool have made a decision regarding Arne Slot’s future, while it’s been claimed that Jurgen Klopp wants to return.

Slot is enduring a poor second season at Liverpool, who have made a weak defence of their Premier League title.

The Reds are currently in a fight to qualify for the Champions League, while they look unlikely to win a trophy this season.

Liverpool face holders PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals and exited the FA Cup on Saturday, losing 4-0 to rivals Manchester City at the Etihad.

This does not help Slot’s position as he has gradually been losing fan support over his dull approach and poor results, while there has been a clamour for Liverpool to appoint club legend Xabi Alonso as his replacement.

Despite this, it has been widely reported that FSG are keen to stick with Slot as they feel that several mitigating factors have contributed to their current predicament.

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And after the loss to Man City, BBC journalist Sam Drury insisted that this remains the case.

Drury said: “There remains no indication that the club are planning to get rid of Slot, either now or at the end of the season.”

But Liverpool will surely have to change their stance if/when they miss out on the Champions League, and a report from Football Insider and former Everton CEO Keith Wyness claims beloved former boss Klopp is keen on a return. It is also noted that Alonso is the “favourite to take over”.

“There was one interesting thought the other day that somebody gave me was to say that there’s Bonnie Prince Jurgen is waiting across the water to come back and reclaim his throne,” Wyness told Football Insider.

“Now, to me, that’s a little bit fanciful, but you never know. In football, we never know. And there is that rumour strongly circulating in my network and that could be the case.

“Now, Xabi Alonso, to me, is still the favourite to take over.

“I think the dream of Jurgen coming back is a bit of a big dream, but it would obviously be the go-to fantastic solution that would perk the Liverpool fans up.

“They’re going to have to get used to Xabi Alonso and I do think that will be the move that will be made.”

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However, club legend Johm Barnes has warned Liverpool against sacking Slot and appointing Alonso.

“We won the league with Arne Slot and all of a sudden we want to sack him? If he then goes and Alonso comes, suppose Alonso fails in his first six months or first year, are we going to say sack him and bring somebody else in?” Barnes told Liverpool Echo.

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“I always support the managers, whoever they are, because they come to the club because of their success, because they’re good managers, and they have to be given time.

“Jurgen Klopp was 20 points off the top when he first came, but we stuck with him. So I think Xabi will be a great manager one day, but I want Arne Slot to stay.”

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Man City Player Ratings vs. Liverpool: History Made in Dominant Win

This FA Cup quarterfinal could hardly have gone better for Pep Guardiola’s side.

A historic hat-trick for Erling Haaland. | Simon

Manchester City reached a record-setting eighth consecutive FA Cup semifinal with a dominant 4–0 victory over Liverpool on Saturday.

After a slow start to the game, City burst into life late in the first half. Erling Haaland slotted home a penalty to give his side the lead, before steering home an excellent header seven minutes later in stoppage time.

Antoine Semenyo added a third almost immediately after the restart and Haaland completed his hat-trick before 60 minutes to book their place at Wembley and keep hopes of a late-season surge alive.

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Winners and Losers

Winners



James Trafford played a huge role. | Darren Staples/AFP/Getty Images

Erling Haaland’s hat-trick was ruthless. It was the 28th of his career and the first netted against Liverpool since 1937. What more could you want from your striker?

A special shout-out must go to goalkeeper James Trafford. A bystander in the first half, the backup stopper was needed after the break to spoil Mohamed Salah’s farewell tour with a handful of excellent saves, including from the penalty spot.

Losers

Matheus Nunes (right) was not at his best.

Nobody will care at the end of the day, but this was not a great performance from Matheus Nunes. All of Liverpool’s early threat came down his side and the right back showed just how overwhelmed he was when he sent Hugo Ekitiké tumbling to the ground for a penalty.

Man City Player Ratings vs. Liverpool (4-2-3-1)



Antoine Semenyo netted City’s third. | Darren Staples/AFP/Getty Images

*Ratings provided by FotMob*

GK: James Trafford—9.2: A quiet first half and a really impressive second half. Some excellent stops to deny Salah, including from the penalty spot.

RB: Matheus Nunes—7.3: Most of Liverpool’s danger came down his side as Nunes struggled to match the pairing of Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké. Conceded a sloppy penalty against the Frenchman.

CB: Abdukodir Khusanov—7.2: Given an early scare by Mohamed Salah but recovered well and soon began to dominate.

CB: Marc Guéhi—7.3: Some excellent forward passes to try and get City moving. Has now beaten Liverpool, the team he nearly joined last summer, five times this season.

LB: Nico O’Reilly—8.8: Set the tone early on with some delightfully tricky feet. Too fast for Liverpool, particularly Virgil van Dijk, who was chasing shadows as he conceded a penalty.

DM: Rodri—7.5: Kept everything ticking perfectly. Has rediscovered his form at the ideal time for City.

DM: Bernardo Silva—7.3: Grew in influence as things progressed and, unsurprisingly, City looked far better when he got on the ball more.

RM: Antoine Semenyo—8.3: Didn’t have the busiest game but his constant willingness to run at his defender caused all sorts of concerns in Liverpool’s back line. A nice cross for Haaland’s header before taking his own goal well.

AM: Rayan Cherki—8.1: Left fuming after seeing an early penalty shout rejected, but did not let that knock him as he continued pulling the strings for his side. Some glorious passes which cut Liverpool apart.

LM: Jérémy Doku—6.5: City made it clear early on that their plan was to isolate Doku against Joe Gomez. Constantly involved and usually beat his man, although it did not always lead to much.

ST: Erling Haaland—9.6: Occasionally dropped deeper and sparked nightmares in Liverpool’s defense with his powerful runs. A composed penalty, an excellent header and a smart finish to wrap up a hat-trick.

SUB: Savinho (62’ for Doku)—6.8

SUB: Nico González (62’ for Rodri)—6.3

SUB: Tijjani Reijnders (70’ for Cherki)—6.2

SUB: Phil Foden (71’ for Semenyo)—6.0

SUB: Omar Marmoush (77’ for Haaland)—6.1

Subs not used: Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Nathan Aké, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Mateo Kovačić.

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BREAKING: Liverpool FC have officially parted ways with Arne Slot. The decision was made earlier today and takes immediate effect, following a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-final. That chapter has now come to an end. It’s do